Django EAV or Entity-Attribute-Value is a design pattern that allows flexibility in adding new attributes to an entity without modifying the database schema. In Django, this can be implemented through the django-eav package.
To utilize Django EAV within the models, follow these steps:
Install the django-eav package
pip install django-eav
Add 'eav' to the INSTALLED_APPS list in settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [ ..., 'eav', ]
Create a new model that extends EAVEntity
from eav.models import EAVEntity
class MyEntity(EAVEntity): pass
Define the attributes that can be added to the entity using EAVAttribute
from eav.models import EAVAttribute
class MyAttribute(EAVAttribute): pass
Add the attributes to the entity using the addeavvalue method
entity = MyEntity.objects.create()
attr = MyAttribute.objects.create(name='my_attribute')
entity.addeavvalue(attr, 'my_value')
Get the attributes of an entity using the eav attribute
entity.eav.my_attribute
This way, you can utilize Django EAV within the models to add flexible attributes to entities without modifying the database schema.
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Asked: 2023-05-10 23:55:23 +0000
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Last updated: May 11 '23
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